1997 Address to Kurdish National Congress

Adopt Leyla Zana’s Case as Your Own! By Kani Xulam August 8, 1997 Dear Friends and fellow Kurds; Xusku birayen delal: I want to thank Dr. Naj. Karim and the board of directors of the Kurdish National Congress (KNC) for inviting me to this 10th annual KNC...

Fast Press Conference #2

By Kani Xulam October 20, 1997 Dear Friends and fellow Kurds, I want to thank you all for coming here.  It means a great deal to us.  We hope you will come back again.  We want your visits.  We want your solidarity and your prayers of peace.  We intend to be here for...

Fast Press Conference #1

The Statement of Kani Xulam on 11th day of Fast October 30, 1997 Dear Representatives, Dear Friends, and Dear Kurds, On behalf of my fasting friends, it is my pleasure to thank you all for coming here. I am here to thank especially the four members of the United...

Finding One’s Silenced Voice in Another Language

The Statement of Kani Xulam at Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey April 9, 2002 I appeared before you with my eyes, mouth and ears duck taped with a placard hanging from my neck, saying, “I am a Kurd”, to dramatize a point, to show you as well as tell...